Magnet Theater Presents Evening Improv Comedy Shows

Magnet Theater hosts a variety of performances and special events by New York's improv masters and visiting International Artists on Mondays through Sundays in March at 254 W. 29th Street, ground floor (between 7th and 8th Avenues), NYC. A detailed schedule and description of each night's line-up can be found at www.magnettheater.com. Ticket prices vary; reservations are recommended and can be made by calling (212) 244-8824.

Featured shows in upcoming month:

THE CHOSEN ONES, Tuesday, April 3 at 7pm; Tickets $5
Magnet Theater's Jewish house team members have formed a Jewish group that will be performing around Jewish high holidays. Their Jewish shows will be based on Jewish monologues from a Jewish Rabbi about the upcoming Jewish holiday.

THE FRIDAY NIGHT SH*W, Friday, April 6at 8:30pm; Tickets $7 & Friday, April 27 at 11:30pm; Tickets $5
The Friday Night Sh*w invites audience members to anonymously write down their repressed rants, cursing-outs and sultry confessions to fuel a brawl of improv. The cast includes many improvisers and Magnet faculty with credits on 30 Rock, Comedy Central, MTV, The Second City, The Onion, Just For Laughs, Story Pirates, NPR and at least one Primetime Emmy loser.

DIAZ & GAUSAS, Saturday, April 7 & 14 at 9pm; Tickets $7
Magnet's owner Armando Diaz pairs with veteran improviser Christina Gausas for an improv show.

EPHEMERAMA, Friday, April 20 at 8:30pm; Tickets $7
Ephemerama creates a landscape populated by threatening octopuses, two-timing closet monsters and presidential ninjas. 

MEGAWATT, every Wednesday at 7pm, 8pm, 9pm, and 10:00pm; Tickets $7 (for the whole night)
Resident ensembles gather to perform various forms of improv comedy. The forms are constantly evolving, and no two shows are the same. 

INSPIRADO, every Thursday at 11pm; Tickets $7 
Inspirado is the only improv competition in the world. Two teams randomly choose a challenge, then they compete. The audience votes on the winner. Challenges inspire. Inspiration leads to innovation. Innovation saves the world. Inspirado just saved the world.

The MADE-UP MUSICAL sings and dances its way onto the Magnet Theater stage with a musical comedy every week. After an interview with an audience member, the cast weaves together a full one-act musical, complete with all the songs, trappings and melodrama an audience expects from our friends on Broadway. Featuring John O'Donnell, Tara Copeland, Jessica Allen, Morgan Phillips, Michael Martin, and Leah Gotcsik with music provided by Frank Spitznagel.

THEORY OF EVERYTHING, every Saturday at 7:30pm; Tickets $7
Three Magnet instructors perform in this fully improvised show about anything and everything. Featuring Mark Grenier, Louis Kornfeld, and Charlie Whitcroft.

TRIKE, every Saturday at 10:30pm; Tickets $7
TRIKE is a two-person improv show. Featuring Peter McNerney and Nick Kanellis. 

Magnet Theater arrived to further define Chelsea's "comedy corridor" in March of 2005. Founders Armando Diaz, Ed Herbstman, and Alex Marino came together with The Common goal of teaching improvisation and sketch writing, while developing and presenting comedy shows and other diverse entertainments and art. Magnet Theater's founders studied under long-form Chicago improv guru Del Close at ImprovOlympic and have since helped to shape the New York comedy scene dramatically through teaching, performing and presenting comical theatrics individually and together.

Magnet Theater offers a full schedule of classes for all levels of experience with new classes forming regularly. All classes are based on The Magnet Theater Core Curriculum, which provides students with a solid foundation in improv fundamentals coupled with ample performance opportunities. For more information about classes at Magnet Theater or to register, visit www.magnettheater.com.

Magnet Theater hosts performances every night from 6:30pm to midnight at 254 W. 29th Street, ground floor (between 7th and 8th Avenues), NYC. Show times and descriptions can be found at www.magnettheater.com. Seating is general admission and ticket prices vary. Reservations are recommended, and can be made by calling (212) 244-8824. Lobby opens 30 minutes prior to each show.

Beer and wine are for sale (Brooklyn Lager, Blue Moon, Stella, Red Stripe, Pabst, Delle Venezie Pinot Grigio, Monjardin Chardonnay, Tilia Malbec Syrah, and Glamour Puss Pinot Noir). No drink minimum. Wheelchair-accessible. Air-conditioned.

For more information, visit www.magnettheater.com.